QE BEST OF FEST Fall Mid Length Films stream Oct 16 to 29 and includes two films: 175 and VELIPĀDU-THE REVELATION. 175, United Kingdom, 22 minutes, Director Kasra Karimi Inspired by true events. Rural England, early 2013. Ruth and Juliet are waiting for the British Parliament to legalise same-sex marriage so can get married. But Juliet suffers from a terminal illness and doesn't have long to live. They are racing against time. VELIPĀDU-THE REVELATION 25 minutes, India, directed by Jijo Jessy Kuriakose Against the sensory landscape of Kottayam, Johnny, a soon-to-be priest, must navigate his way out of his dissonant life towards self-discovery. The film reanimates Malayali gay desire through an expressionistic use of Christian music, intimate tastes and unabashed touches, while depicting delicate specifics of same-sex fondness. Resisting the popular narratives, the film discusses plural possibilities of romantic relationships. Interspersing semi-autobiography with fiction, Velipādu: "The Revelation" is a bitter-sweet rhapsody that sings of love and faith– both lost and regained like some Miltonic Paradise.